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The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
